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but steve king is very vulnerable, michele bachmann. and on the senate side, you have joe donnelly, a democrat, may win indiana. and so much of it is -- i mean, joe walsh is not just ridiculous, but he's an embarrassment. and i think people like todd akin kind of put on the national stage for people to say, wait a second, these tea party people, this is not america. this is not what, you know, this is not advancing our country. and i think it gave people kind of a second look pat what that agenda really is. >> and then there's alan west. this congressman from florida said that romney's 47% remark may have been clumsy, but then he doubled down on it. >> really, the number is 48.6. that's the percentage of people in the united states of america that are receiving some form of government welfare assistance. and i'm not talking about medicare and medicaid. >> i'm not sure if that number's correct. what do you make of it? >> i think he was just making stuff up, like he usually seems to make stuff up when he talks. and i think one of the thin
but steve king is very vulnerable, michele bachmann. and on the senate side, you have joe donnelly, a democrat, may win indiana. and so much of it is -- i mean, joe walsh is not just ridiculous, but he's an embarrassment. and i think people like todd akin kind of put on the national stage for people to say, wait a second, these tea party people, this is not america. this is not what, you know, this is not advancing our country. and i think it gave people kind of a second look pat what that...
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steve benen. good to have you with us. thanks so much. >>> there's a lot more coming up in the next half hour of "the ed show." stay with us. >> if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> the missouri republican who has no idea how a woman's body works is now calling his opponent unladylike. >>> and tammy baldwin's campaign is hitting tommy thompson for pledging to do away with medicare. the latest on those senate races, next. >>> and george w. bush is creeping up on mitt romney like a cayman island stingray. tonight, we'll show you why "w" just might be mitt romney's october surprise. >> i know the human being and fish can co-exist peacefully. [ male announcer ] imagine facing the day with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor
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i'm joined by steve bennett, political contributor and producer for "the rachel maddow show." let me ask you a question straight up. does concern over mitt romney's finances resonate with the voters in ohio? because the message that romney's trying to get through is things are much worse now for you than they were four years ago. what do you think they're thinking there? >> i think mitt romney is a tough case to make. e spshlly with the new revelations. i imagine a lot of hard working class folks in ohio are looking at mitt romney saying i don't know anyone with a swiss bank account. i don't know anyone who stashes their cash in secret bohemian corporations and cayman islands. this is something that makes it more difficult for mitt romney to connect with voters, to relate to their concerns. and while it's true that mitt romney is in a position to say the economy is not yet good, it's especially tough to make that sale in ohio where job creation has been strong and unemployment rate has been dropping. it's below the national average. put those things together, and it makes it t
i'm joined by steve bennett, political contributor and producer for "the rachel maddow show." let me ask you a question straight up. does concern over mitt romney's finances resonate with the voters in ohio? because the message that romney's trying to get through is things are much worse now for you than they were four years ago. what do you think they're thinking there? >> i think mitt romney is a tough case to make. e spshlly with the new revelations. i imagine a lot of hard...
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steve, thanks for being with us tonight. this is something that's really going to catch the attention of the american people because of so much money that is just pouring into these campaigns. if and when this case goes up to the supreme court. is there any chance they would strike it down. >> i think there is. at the end of the day, the citizens united dealt with a different system. the federal elections and federal laws. the vast majority of elections are at the state and local level. and there's real differences there. and that's what we pushed, and that's -- you know, i think the court would recognize that. >> the state's rights crowd like to talk about the importance of the 50 rights in the country. your state has a story to tell about what happened when there's unlimited corporate spending in elections, doesn't it? >> yeah. you know. it was about a century ago that by citizens initiative we passed the corrupt practicing act of 1912. and that happened because at one point there was complete corporate domination by the k
steve, thanks for being with us tonight. this is something that's really going to catch the attention of the american people because of so much money that is just pouring into these campaigns. if and when this case goes up to the supreme court. is there any chance they would strike it down. >> i think there is. at the end of the day, the citizens united dealt with a different system. the federal elections and federal laws. the vast majority of elections are at the state and local level....
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steve doocy asked the romney supporter if the fact that rick santorum actually won iowa makes a difference. >> what does this change? >> nothing. >> okay, thank you very much. >> i mean, absolutely nothing. you know, we'll never know who exactly won that race, especially with eight precincts never reporting, did they eat the ballots? i don't know what happened. that will be for the history books as to who won, but in the end they'll be bringing in the context did mitt romney actually win iowa? nobody's going to care. >> really, there was one guy who cared about who won iowa in a big way. >> i'm thrilled to be in iowa, let me tell you, you people disappoint me on tuesday, you don't do what you're supposed to do on tuesday for mitt romney, i will be back, jersey-style, people. i will be back. >> all right, so in december governor chris christie went all schwarzenegger on the crowd in iowa, but now he's brushing off romney's defeat as no big deal. this guy is all bark and no bite. for chris christie to say romney losing iowa doesn't matter after his bully routine in iowa, that's jersey-style
steve doocy asked the romney supporter if the fact that rick santorum actually won iowa makes a difference. >> what does this change? >> nothing. >> okay, thank you very much. >> i mean, absolutely nothing. you know, we'll never know who exactly won that race, especially with eight precincts never reporting, did they eat the ballots? i don't know what happened. that will be for the history books as to who won, but in the end they'll be bringing in the context did mitt...
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steve clemens, thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> thank you, lawrence. >> you can have the last word online at our blog, and follow my tweets >>> good evening, americans, welcome to the ed show. breaking news out of phoenix, arizona. where the president was about to speak about jobs this afternoon, the president and arizona governor jan brewer got into it on the tarmac. the president was unhappy with something the governor wrote in her book. brewer didn't like what the resident had to say, and stuck her finger in the president's face. we'll have more on this with e.j. dionne in a bit. we have a lot to talk about tonight. this is "the ed show," let's get to work. >> all totaled the tax rate is closer to 45 or 50%. >> mitt romney unveils a brand new misleading defense for his sweetheart tax rate. robert reich will set the record straight. >>> newt gingrich is stepping on mitt romney's back to climb the polls. >> i think you have to live in a world of swiss bank accounts and cayman island accounts to have this fantasy. >> sam stein is here with the latest. >>> nancy pelosi a g
steve clemens, thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> thank you, lawrence. >> you can have the last word online at our blog, and follow my tweets >>> good evening, americans, welcome to the ed show. breaking news out of phoenix, arizona. where the president was about to speak about jobs this afternoon, the president and arizona governor jan brewer got into it on the tarmac. the president was unhappy with something the governor wrote in her book. brewer didn't like...
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. >>> next up, republican governor mitch daniels tries to slam president obama by invoking steve jobs? but daniels, he can't get his facts straight again. >>> nancy pelosi says newt gingrich will never be the republican nominee? gingrich says nancy pelosi has strange fantasies. former congressman alan grayson will join me for a reality check. stay with us. >>> in "psycho talk" tonight, anti-union, indiana governor mitch daniels back at it trying to respond to the president's state of the union address last night. the main purpose of daniels speech was to convince americans president obama is actually lying when he says the economy is improving. even though the facts tell us otherwise. part of daniels argument was the bogus idea that president obama is anti-business. >> contrary to the president's constant despair acknowledgement of people in business, it's one of the nobliest of human pursuits. the late steve jobs, what a fitting name he had, created more of them than all those stimulus dollars the president borrowed and blew. >> come on, mitch, jump in the race we would love to have
. >>> next up, republican governor mitch daniels tries to slam president obama by invoking steve jobs? but daniels, he can't get his facts straight again. >>> nancy pelosi says newt gingrich will never be the republican nominee? gingrich says nancy pelosi has strange fantasies. former congressman alan grayson will join me for a reality check. stay with us. >>> in "psycho talk" tonight, anti-union, indiana governor mitch daniels back at it trying to respond...
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. >>> next up, republican governor mitch daniels tries to slam president obama by invoking steve jobs? but daniels, he can't get his facts straight again. >>> nancy pelosi says newt gingrich will never be the republican nominee? gingrich says nancy pelosi has strange fantasies. former congressman alan grayson will join me for a reality check. stay with us. does any mother ever feel like their kids are adults? i have twins, 21 years old. each kid has their own path. they grow up, and they're out having their life. i really started to talk to them about the things that are important that they have to take ownership over. my name's colleen stiles, and my kids and i did our wills on legalzoom. [ shapiro ] we created legalzoom to help you take care of the ones you love. go to legalzoom.com today and complete your will in minutes. at legalzoom.com, we put the law on your side. what's your name? danny. danny, nice to meet you. i'm the messenger. the messenger of savings. what do you want? 89, 92, 93? progressive saved me money, and i'm saving you money. [ chuckles ] i got to take care of the
. >>> next up, republican governor mitch daniels tries to slam president obama by invoking steve jobs? but daniels, he can't get his facts straight again. >>> nancy pelosi says newt gingrich will never be the republican nominee? gingrich says nancy pelosi has strange fantasies. former congressman alan grayson will join me for a reality check. stay with us. does any mother ever feel like their kids are adults? i have twins, 21 years old. each kid has their own path. they grow...
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i'm joined by goldie taylor, jimmy williams and steve benen. he's polling at 13%. >> that is why perry got out. he didn't want to be beaten by stephen colbert. i think that -- every time i hear i got to thank him for letting me hear from herman cain sing again every time i hear him sing i feel closer to jesus as in dead. but at the end of the day, it means that people are really dissatisfied with their choices. stephen colbert has a message and it's about keeping big money out of politics. it's about telling the truth. he's making a mockery to show us what the truth is. i applaude what colbert and others are doing to point to the issues. >> no doubt. steve, you have a weekly feature on your blog highlighting the most offensive mitt romney falsehoods of the week. what is this week's biggest romney lie? >> a lot to choose from this week. we had a handful. >> a lot to choose from, give me the number one thing. >> my favorite one, my top choice would be the claim that the president did not yet have a jobs plan. that struck me as astounding he would
i'm joined by goldie taylor, jimmy williams and steve benen. he's polling at 13%. >> that is why perry got out. he didn't want to be beaten by stephen colbert. i think that -- every time i hear i got to thank him for letting me hear from herman cain sing again every time i hear him sing i feel closer to jesus as in dead. but at the end of the day, it means that people are really dissatisfied with their choices. stephen colbert has a message and it's about keeping big money out of...
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steve benen and michael tomasky, great to have you with us tonight. we are going to be joined by steny hoyer when we come back, who is the whip in the house for the democrats. and he said earlier today he hasn't seen anything like this in his 30-plus years in the congress. what does he make of this situation? that's next. stay with us. ♪ don't know what i'd do ♪ i'd have nothing to prove [ male announcer ] zales is the diamond store. save 25 percent off an amazing selection storewide, now through monday. with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not approved for children under 18. people taki maois or thioridazine or
steve benen and michael tomasky, great to have you with us tonight. we are going to be joined by steny hoyer when we come back, who is the whip in the house for the democrats. and he said earlier today he hasn't seen anything like this in his 30-plus years in the congress. what does he make of this situation? that's next. stay with us. ♪ don't know what i'd do ♪ i'd have nothing to prove [ male announcer ] zales is the diamond store. save 25 percent off an amazing selection storewide, now...
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steve benen and michael tomasky, great to have you with us tonight. we are going to be joined by steny hoyer when we come back, who is the whip in the house for the democrats. and he said earlier today he hasn't seen anything like this in his 30-plus years in the congress. what does he make of this situation? that's next. stay with us. >>> welcome back to "the ed >>> welcome back to "the ed show." house speaker john boehner has failed to get enough support to bring his plan b bill up for a vote. majority leader eric cantor said legislative business is done for the week and sent the house members home for christmas. for more i'm joined tonight by congressman steny hoyer of maryland. steny, great to have you with us tonight. i don't know how you do a deal with a dysfunctional bunch. but eric cantor said earlier today that they had the votes, then they didn't hold the vote. where are we at this hour? >> ed, what i think today shows very, very clearly, that in fact president obama has been willing to compromise, willing to make a balanced deal possible fr
steve benen and michael tomasky, great to have you with us tonight. we are going to be joined by steny hoyer when we come back, who is the whip in the house for the democrats. and he said earlier today he hasn't seen anything like this in his 30-plus years in the congress. what does he make of this situation? that's next. stay with us. >>> welcome back to "the ed >>> welcome back to "the ed show." house speaker john boehner has failed to get enough support to...
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i'm joined by congressman steve israel of new york. chairman of the democratic congressional campaign committee. welcome, congressman. >> great to be with you. >> sir, how optimistic are you about this week's vote? >> well, i would be optimistic if we had a democratic majority, which would support tax cuts for the middle class. in this case, i'm pessimistic. here's what you'll see on the floor of the house of representatives tomorrow, a hostage drama. where the republicans will hold the middle class hostage and hold small businesses hostage to getting their tax cuts unless their millionaire and billionaire special interest friends get theirs. so the message that the republicans will send tomorrow is quite simply this. if you're a cop, a firefighter, a teacher, even if you're living fairly comfortably, making $150,000, $200,000, you lose your tax cut unless their big million dollar friends, billion dollar friends, get their tax cut worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. if you're a small business, you lose your tax cut. if -- unless yo
i'm joined by congressman steve israel of new york. chairman of the democratic congressional campaign committee. welcome, congressman. >> great to be with you. >> sir, how optimistic are you about this week's vote? >> well, i would be optimistic if we had a democratic majority, which would support tax cuts for the middle class. in this case, i'm pessimistic. here's what you'll see on the floor of the house of representatives tomorrow, a hostage drama. where the republicans...
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steve, i want to you about what unfolded up on the prairie. mitt romney finishes third. the republican establishment goes to work and romney walks away with the delegates, the majority of the delegates. i understand the rick santorum camp is pretty hot about this process. isn't this ignoring the will of the people when they caucus? >> this isn't a general election. it's a caucus process in the republican party. the romney campaign is ready for prime time. they followed the rules. they got the delegates. another example of rick santorum's campaign not being ready to play at this level and that's why his campaign is all but over as we come to tonight and mitt romney is on the edge of being the nominee. >> romney did have some of his attorneys to that campaign this weekend. they must have done some pretty fast talking. romney looks like he's going to be get it, we might as well go with him? what about that? >> it's very powerful. the idea of being the insurgent is you can build momentum and steal on it. we have seen a number try to get it and fail on it and then hold out. p
steve, i want to you about what unfolded up on the prairie. mitt romney finishes third. the republican establishment goes to work and romney walks away with the delegates, the majority of the delegates. i understand the rick santorum camp is pretty hot about this process. isn't this ignoring the will of the people when they caucus? >> this isn't a general election. it's a caucus process in the republican party. the romney campaign is ready for prime time. they followed the rules. they got...
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all electronics are made in this fashion. >> did you get steve jobs attention? >>> oh yes, yes, people that came to see the show, 70,000 i would give them his e-mail address and many of them would write to him. every once in a while he would respond and they would forward those to me. >> what was the most interesting e-mail you saw from steve jobs once you went to apple and started the presentation, what, 18 months ago? what was the most interesting email on this issue about under age workers and the way they were being treated? >> across the spectrum he gave a lot of responses but one that sticks with me is that he someone wrote to him about the excessive hours, how people work over 100 hours a week, they work incredible hours until driven in the ground. they were advocating for reasonable work week, like our work week of 40 hours. and steve jobs wrote back one line e-mail saying "i work a lot more than 40 hours." >> what do the people get paid in china? what does apple pay them? this is all about cheap labor, isn't it? >> cheap labor is the engine that fuels t
all electronics are made in this fashion. >> did you get steve jobs attention? >>> oh yes, yes, people that came to see the show, 70,000 i would give them his e-mail address and many of them would write to him. every once in a while he would respond and they would forward those to me. >> what was the most interesting e-mail you saw from steve jobs once you went to apple and started the presentation, what, 18 months ago? what was the most interesting email on this issue...
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joining me now is the chairman of the dccc, steve israel of new york. good to have you with us. >> great to be with you. >> this is a very detailed response, has to be a detailed response because there is a lot of environmental issues that play in this decision. it's hard to fit it in a 15 second sound bite about killing jobs. what is your response? >> look, this is the latest twist and turn in the congress of chronic chaos. this has nothing to do with the pipeline, this has to do with the house republicans doing everything they can using every excuse they can to block a middle class tax cut. ed, when in the history of tax cuts did the republicans ever impose a condition? but when it comes to a middle class tax cut to help working families, suddenly they won't do it unless they get a pipeline. you can't approve a pipeline unless you can prove it's safe they are not interested in proving it's safe. >> is there a chance the president might go along with the pipeline, just won't shoot from the hip? >> that is right. did they forget the bp pipeline in the g
joining me now is the chairman of the dccc, steve israel of new york. good to have you with us. >> great to be with you. >> this is a very detailed response, has to be a detailed response because there is a lot of environmental issues that play in this decision. it's hard to fit it in a 15 second sound bite about killing jobs. what is your response? >> look, this is the latest twist and turn in the congress of chronic chaos. this has nothing to do with the pipeline, this has...
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and today nine-term republican congressman steve lauturet announced his resignment from congress and blamed the partisanship. >> we're talking about building roads and bridges. we're not talking about democrats and republican initiatives. more than being an embarrassment to the house of representatives, it was indicative to the fact people are more interested in fighting with each other than they are in getting the no-brainers done in government. >> these are republican statesmen, republican congre congressmen, who are assaulting the party or at least its extremes from within. why isn't the republican party any longer able to govern according to its own members? >> you know, i want to make an important point about this because, you know, so many people in washington and around the country say a pox on both your houses, that both parties do that. but if you look at what happened in the last two years, you saw a republican party that moved far to the right. and congressman law torette, who is no moderate by any means, was talking about was the fact that republicans were opposing a tran
and today nine-term republican congressman steve lauturet announced his resignment from congress and blamed the partisanship. >> we're talking about building roads and bridges. we're not talking about democrats and republican initiatives. more than being an embarrassment to the house of representatives, it was indicative to the fact people are more interested in fighting with each other than they are in getting the no-brainers done in government. >> these are republican statesmen,...
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steve dais, you broadcast from iowa. have the republicans in your state reached out to mitt romney for proof that he is a natural born citizen? >> i'm not sure many republicans in iowa want to reach out to mitt romney for anything, ed. he's not very popular in our state with a lot of the conservative grassroots, which is one of the reasons why when we had our caucuses, he stayed away quite a bit. in fact, if anything, i think a lot of iowa republicans would just prefer that they take on obama by themselves without any help from mitt romney. >> but why is the birther issue, why is this conversation even taking place in the middle of the country? >> i think it takes place for the same reason that a dade ago, on the other side of the aisle, we were having conversations about bush lied and people died, and bush wanted to go to war in iraq to get revenge for the attempt on his dad. >> well, that was on tape. >> i think what happens is when you have a clash of world views that is as stark as what we have right now in america,
steve dais, you broadcast from iowa. have the republicans in your state reached out to mitt romney for proof that he is a natural born citizen? >> i'm not sure many republicans in iowa want to reach out to mitt romney for anything, ed. he's not very popular in our state with a lot of the conservative grassroots, which is one of the reasons why when we had our caucuses, he stayed away quite a bit. in fact, if anything, i think a lot of iowa republicans would just prefer that they take on...
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steve king is not the type of person you want with a direct line to the white house. tonight, in our survey, i asked you, will mitt romney's medicare propaganda work? 10% of you say yes. 90% of you say no. >>> coming up, jared casale of the band devo has written a song about mitt romney's dog. he'll explain why, next. this is the plan that revolves around you. introducing share everything. unlimited talk. unlimited text. tap into a single pool of shareable data and add up to 10 different devices, including smartphones and tablets. the first plan of its kind. share everything. only from verizon. now add a tablet for only $10 monthly access. those little things for you, life's about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions
steve king is not the type of person you want with a direct line to the white house. tonight, in our survey, i asked you, will mitt romney's medicare propaganda work? 10% of you say yes. 90% of you say no. >>> coming up, jared casale of the band devo has written a song about mitt romney's dog. he'll explain why, next. this is the plan that revolves around you. introducing share everything. unlimited talk. unlimited text. tap into a single pool of shareable data and add up to 10...
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steve king is not the type of person you want with a direct line to the white house. tonight, in our survey, i asked you, will mitt romney's medicare propaganda work? 10% of you say yes. 90% of you say no. >>> coming up, jared casale of the band devo has written a song about mitt romney's dog. he'll explain why, next. there e a lot of warning lights and sounds vying for your attention. so we invented a warning you can feel. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with a patented safety alert seat. when there's danger you might not see, you're warned by a pulse in the seat. it's technology you won't find in a mercedes e-class. the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. it's time to get going. to have the energy to keep up with your kids. to step up to a new challenge. it's time to start gellin' with dr. scholl's and feel the energy from your feet up. thanks to the energizing support and cushioning of dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles, your feet will feel so good you'll want to get up and go. >>> ♪ you must whip it ♪ when so
steve king is not the type of person you want with a direct line to the white house. tonight, in our survey, i asked you, will mitt romney's medicare propaganda work? 10% of you say yes. 90% of you say no. >>> coming up, jared casale of the band devo has written a song about mitt romney's dog. he'll explain why, next. there e a lot of warning lights and sounds vying for your attention. so we invented a warning you can feel. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with a...
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let's turn to new york congressman steve israel, chairman of the dccc. congressman, good to have you with us tonight. i mean, this is the golden turkey for you to carve up. i mean, what in this budget is popular? >> i'll tell you, there is very little about this budget that is popular or that is right. the more we started looking at the details of this budget, the more we realized it is stacked against the middle class, seniors, and working families. four quick things, ed, that this budget does. if you're a billionaire in this budget, you get an average tax cut of $150,000. if you're an oil company, you get a tax break. if you're a company that ships jobs overseas, you get a tax break. if you're a senior citizen, you lose the medicare benefit as we know it, and it's ultimately going to cost you an additional $6,000. so once again we have republican priorities that are stacked against the middle class, stacked against seniors, and that favor oil companies, billionaires, and companies that ship jobs overseas. >> so that is a hard number. $6,000 is going to
let's turn to new york congressman steve israel, chairman of the dccc. congressman, good to have you with us tonight. i mean, this is the golden turkey for you to carve up. i mean, what in this budget is popular? >> i'll tell you, there is very little about this budget that is popular or that is right. the more we started looking at the details of this budget, the more we realized it is stacked against the middle class, seniors, and working families. four quick things, ed, that this...
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steve, good to have you with us tonight. good to see you again. thanks for coming on. what are these guys up to? this is political theater. i think they think there are some head shakers out there who think they have a chance of getting this through. what's the mission here? what do you think? >> the mission is to protect health insurance company profits even if it undermines the middle class. they'll keep doing it for as lock as they have the majority in the house of representatives. they'll do it every day if they have to until they protect the insurance company profits even if they're taking away important patient protections from the middle class. house democrats want a vote on comprehensive legislation to create jobs to strengthen the middle class. house republicans want to move backwards and vote 31 times to repeal an important patient protections that help the middle class. that's the difference between us. and that's why there's this buyer's remorse that puts the house in play. >> new jersey governor chris christie calls it extortion. here it is. >> obamacare o
steve, good to have you with us tonight. good to see you again. thanks for coming on. what are these guys up to? this is political theater. i think they think there are some head shakers out there who think they have a chance of getting this through. what's the mission here? what do you think? >> the mission is to protect health insurance company profits even if it undermines the middle class. they'll keep doing it for as lock as they have the majority in the house of representatives....
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steve king is not the type of person you want with a direct line to the white house. tonight, in our survey, i asked you, will mitt romney's medicare propaganda work? 10% of you say yes. 90% of you say no. >>> coming up, jared casale of the band devo has written a song about mitt romney's dog. he'll explain why, next. [ male announcer ] hey, isn't that the girl who tore out your still-beating heart? ok, how's this gonna play? try manly [ screams ] [ male announcer ] eew, ok, just do your thing. hey! hey! [ male announcer ] definitely a little bit epic. stride. you have a plan? first we're gonna check our bags for free, thanks to our explorer card. then, the united club. my mother was so wrong about you. next, we get priority boarding on our flight i booked with miles. all because of the card. and me. okay, what's the plan? plan? mm-hmm. we're on vacation. this is no plan. really? [ male announcer ] the united mileageplus explorer card. the mileage card with special perks on united. get it and you're in. to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! [ male announcer ]
steve king is not the type of person you want with a direct line to the white house. tonight, in our survey, i asked you, will mitt romney's medicare propaganda work? 10% of you say yes. 90% of you say no. >>> coming up, jared casale of the band devo has written a song about mitt romney's dog. he'll explain why, next. [ male announcer ] hey, isn't that the girl who tore out your still-beating heart? ok, how's this gonna play? try manly [ screams ] [ male announcer ] eew, ok, just do...
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steve is row will tell us how the political football hits into the 2012 election strategy. the president up against the oil companies. can clean virtually every surface in your home. ♪ its thousands of fluffy fibers pick up dust here, there, pretty much everywhere. and swiffer dusters traps 3 times more dust than a feather duster. and locks it away. ♪ swiffer cleans better or your money back. ♪ get around i'm going to own my own restaurant. i want to be a volunteer firefighter. when i...